BENGALURU: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out in Greater Bengaluru Authority limits has recognised 56,99,660 (54.87%) voters as against 1,03,88,363 voters in the June 16 draft list published by the District Election Officer (DEO) and Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner. As per GBA Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao, 46,88,703 (45.13%) voters have been listed under the Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) category.
Earlier, when GBA published the final electoral list on April 18, Bengaluru had 88,95,361 voters in the ward-wise voter list of five corporations under GBA. But the list was treated as obsolete, once the SIR exercise started.
After the draft electoral roll under SIR was released, Rao said, “As per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the draft electoral roll was published on Monday. It contains 27,69,866 male voters, 29,29,092 female voters and 702 other and transgender voters, taking the total to 56,99,660.”
Following the publication of the draft electoral roll, claims and objections can be filed from Monday (August- 24) until September 23. The process of issuing notices and disposing of claims and objections will be carried out from August 24 to October 22.
The final electoral roll will be published on October 27, 2026, he stated. “The draft electoral roll has been published at the offices of Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and ward offices across all 28 Assembly Constituencies under the jurisdiction of the District Election Officer, Bengaluru,” he said.
Citizens can also verify their names through the official website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, and GBA, he added.
He said Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Additional Assistant Electoral Registration Officers will issue notices in 24,05,044 cases and take steps to conduct enquiries. “In eligible cases requiring verification, the voters will be given an opportunity to appear for enquiry on specific dates and time.
Electors have to produce necessary documents to retain their names in the electoral roll. The notice will be personally served on the voter concerned or on a family member/other person residing at the voter’s address. Their signature will be obtained as an acknowledgement of receipt,” Rao said.
Voters’ presence during the enquiry is mandatory, and they will be required to sign the attendance register.
OPPORTUNITY TO ENROL NEW VOTERS THROUGH FORM-6
He said the youth who have attained 18 years have been provided an opportunity to enrol their names in the electoral roll by submitting Form-6, with reference to October 1, 2026. Voters can also enrol their names online through the Voters Portal (voters.eci.gov.in) and the ECI Mobile Application.
Documents required for enrolment in the electoral roll
Proof of age
Proof of ordinary residence (address proof)
One recent
passport-size colour photograph
Details relating to the Declaration Form submitted in connection with the last SIR
If the applicant does not have details relating to the last SIR, the alternative documents specified in the Declaration Form must be produced during verification.